- Paperback: 158 pages
- Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher; Reissue edition (March 1995)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0879239824
- ISBN-13: 978-0879239824
- Product Dimensions: 20.9 x 13.9 x 1.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 209 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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#44,889 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #43 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Short Stories > Anthologies
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From Library Journal
Originally published in Canada in 1977, and only now available in the United States, this collection by a white writing from an Indian perspective offers many delights, chief of which are the good storytelling, the ingenue as central narrator, the moderately exotic setting (Alberta), and the human values that charge every scene. Characters that are now stock (the fat medicine woman, the Indian girl marrying not necessarily up but off the reserve) join absolute originals in a series of alternately poignant, dramatic, frightening, depressing, and comic incidents. Reappearing characters and a modified dialect make for some minor repetitions (the stories first appeared separately) but also serve to unify the collection. Recommended for most libraries. Rhoda Yerburgh, Adult Degree Program, Vermont Coll., Montpelier
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Should be a must read of american literature,
By Lyle (Olympia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dance Me Outside (Paperback)
Everybody's used to sad insightful writing. Rarely do we find graceful funny twists on life's injustices. These short stories present a native view of a changing world that makes you remember home.We are all familiar with the immigrant's stories; now, here are the natives, human, funny and enduring. As one who has lived on "the res", and heard the laughter of my family down the halls, I am thankful for these writings. As a baseball fan, I am unsurprised that these are given to us by the same man who presented Shoeless Joe to our hungry hearts.
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4.7 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews) 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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A very entertaining collection of short stories.,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Dance Me Outside (Paperback)
This book is a great collection of short stories. This is mainly written from the viewpoint of Silas, about the adventures if him and Frank, as well as a colourful collection of characters living on a reserve. These stories are mostly humourous, sometimes tragic, yet true to life. I enjoyed almost the whole book, however I did think the begining was somewhat slow. However, one does create a bond with the characters quickly and can share in their joy and pain! So on the whole - I will recommend this book as one not to miss.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Provocative Short Stories With a Moral,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Dance Me Outside (Paperback)
This book remains on my top-ten reading list, due to Kinsella's hard hitting expression of life's many ironies, foibles and realities. Each fiction story is compelling and fast-moving; adeptly using humor, grief and affection to hit you with one of life's bitter-sweet truths. Each story has a couple lines near the end that quite subtly imply a moral to "tell it like it is." The easily-read stories have a few common characters to help with each different setting. This is Kinsella's best package of short stories -- which deserves to be reprinted. At least for this middle-aged guy, 'Dance Me Outside' is an excellent read.
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Quintessential Kinsella!,
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This review is from: Dance Me Outside (Paperback)
Social commentary that makes for an interesting read. I found most of the stories very amusing, some very thought-provoking. Kinsella doesn't attempt to "candy-coat" or romanticize the experience of Native North Americans, but tells his stories in a very straightforward, and amusing, way. This is still one of my favourite books-I highly recommend the "sequels" as well!
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